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About Kotaldi Village

Kotaldi is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 473 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaldi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 834002
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 473
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kotaldi compares

By the 2011 count Kotaldi is the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kotaldi

The census records public bus service for Kotaldi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotaldi from other places

Kotaldi lies about 42 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kotaldi
Nearest railway station Salaia 9.6 km
Nearest town Giridih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 28 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 42 km

Villages closest to Kotaldi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tundi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kotaldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaldi village had a population of 909. That makes it the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kotaldi village has 473 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaldi has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kotaldi is 834002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaldi covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotaldi falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotaldi is Salaia, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotaldi.

Kotaldi is about 42 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotaldi is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Salaia is about 9.6 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Tundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadhkitanr (under 2 km), Pipradhab (3.2 km) and Kubritanr (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kotaldi today is likely to be higher.

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